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Apple releases OS X 10.8.2 beta to developer community.

If you like OS X 10.8.1 (just released today), there’s some interesting stuff en route for OS X 10.8.2. Per AppleInsider, Apple has provided select developers with a beta release of the next update to Mountain Lion, OS X 10.8.2. Apple first began soliciting developers on Wednesday, inviting them to be among the first participate […]

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Apple releases OS X 10.8.1 update

The bug fixes had to come sometime. On Thursday, Apple released version 10.8.1 of its OS X Mountain Lion operating system. The new version, a 24.2 megabyte download, offers the following fixes and changes: – Resolve an issue that may cause Migration Assistant to unexpectedly quit. – Improve compatibility when connecting to a Microsoft Exchange […]

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VMWare releases Fusion 5.0.0 update

Late Wednesday, virtualization softare maker VMWare released version 5.0.0 of its Fusion software for the Mac. Similar to other virtualization software packages, VMWare allows users to run alternate operating systems such as Windows and Linux distributions on Intel-based Macs at native speeds. Other features, such as Unity, allow users to run and minimize Windows applications […]

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Developer cites OS X 10.8.1 beta as substantially improving Apple notebook battery life

Come the OS X 10.8.1 update, your Apple notebook’s battery life could improve significantly. Per Softpedia, substantial improvements were discovered by an unnamed developer after installing OS X 10.8.1. Previously, the developer’s MacBook was reportedly showing a battery life of 4 hours and 5 minutes after a full charge, but installing the beta software increased […]

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VirtualBox updated to 4.1.20

VirtualBox, an open source x86 virtualization project available for free has just hit version 4.1.20. The new version, a 101.3 megabyte download, features the following fixes and changes: – VMM: fixed a crash under rare circumstances for VMs running without hardware virtualization. – VMM: fixed a code analysis bug for certain displacement instructions for VMs […]